A School of Public Health Like No Other

Reuel A. Stallones Building in the Texas Medical Center in Houston

At six campuses across Texas, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health works to improve the state of public health in Texas every day. Each of our campuses is strategically placed to meet the public health education and research needs of the diverse populations across Texas. UTHealth School of Public Health is the only school of public health in the nation with regional campuses.

The main campus, located in the heart of Houston’s Texas Medical Center, offers students unmatched opportunities for research and employment. The School of Public Health’s five regional campuses are in Austin, Brownville, Dallas, El Paso and San Antonio. Each campus has its own faculty and research specialties. Students can attend class at any of the six campuses via Interactive Television (ITV).

UTHealth School of Public Health is one of six schools of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), the most comprehensive academic health system in The University of Texas System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region. In addition to the School of Public Health, UTHealth is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, medicine and nursing. It also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple institutes and centers, a growing network of clinics and outreach programs in education and care throughout the region.

The School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) and the university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Festivity and celebration plentiful at ninth annual School of Public Health Diversity Fair

The UTHealth School of Public Health Student Association held its ninth annual Diversity Fair on Oct. 20 at UTHealth’s Cooley University Life Center. This year’s event was a vibrant celebration of cultures for students, faculty and staff themed, “There is more to me than what you see.”

Student profile: Christine Jovanovic (Austin campus)

Christine Jovanovic had always been interested in nutrition and health. Shocked by the growing problem of childhood obesity in her community, Jovanovic earned her M.P.H. at UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin in 2014. Currently, she’s working as a research assistant while earning her doctorate in health promotion and behavioral sciences.

SEIS helps during Harvey

Student Profile: Nelson Gonzalez (Brownsville)

Nelson Gonzalez, an M.P.H. student studying epidemiology at UTHealth School of Public Health in Brownsville, is working to address the gaping health disparities that plague border communities like his own.

New department name reflects data science focus

Alumna profile: Katelyn Jetelina, Ph.D., M.P.H. (Dallas)

As a child, Katelyn Jetelina, saw firsthand how bullying hurt her friends and savaged their self-esteem. Her experiences inspired her to pursue a career in public health and earlier this month, she was made an assistant professor of epidemiology.

Student profile: Wesley McWhorter (Dr.P.H. program)

Wesley McWhorter is a doctoral student majoring in health promotion and behavioral sciences and minoring in epidemiology. He is a teaching associate with the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living in UTHealth School of Public Health’s Dietetic Internship Program.

Student profile: Palak Jalan (Houston)

Originally from Ahmedabad, India, Palak Jalan trained in dentistry before launching her career in public health at UTHealth School of Public Health in Houston. Last summer, she taught menstrual hygiene to low-income Indian girls. Jalan graduates in May with plans to tackle health disparities locally and globally.

Mobile medicine on the border (TMC News)

"When the opportunity arose to start a new regional school of public health for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, two doctors immediately headed to the southernmost tip of the second largest state in the nation."